Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Cuba or Yemen?

Cuba, at 11,005 tonnes against 10,338 tonnes in Yemen as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Yemen?

58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Yemen: Fertilizer consumption

Cuba

11,005 tonnes

in 2023

Yemen

10,338 tonnes

in 2023

Cuba rank

138th

Yemen rank

139th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Cuba
Yemen

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 11,005 tonnes against 10,338 tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 667 tonnes.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 138th and Yemen ranks 139th of 200 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	387,376 tonnes	148.22 tonnes	387,228 tonnes	Cuba
1970s	351,688 tonnes	4,165 tonnes	347,524 tonnes	Cuba
1980s	597,020 tonnes	15,017 tonnes	582,003 tonnes	Cuba
1990s	253,400 tonnes	15,255 tonnes	238,145 tonnes	Cuba
2000s	103,585 tonnes	14,485 tonnes	89,100 tonnes	Cuba
2010s	116,915 tonnes	17,439 tonnes	99,476 tonnes	Cuba
2020s	44,271 tonnes	9,177 tonnes	35,094 tonnes	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Cuba or Yemen?: Cuba, at 11,005 tonnes against 10,338 tonnes in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Cuba and Yemen?: 667 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Yemen?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Yemen rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Cuba ranks 138th and Yemen ranks 139th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: Fertilizer consumption
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).